Judicial Work Withdrawn From Whistleblower Judge Of Patna HC After He Ordered CBI Probe Into Corruption Allegations In Judiciary [Read Orders]

"It has been noticed that instead of discharging duty, we are more indulged in enjoying privileges", the judge said.

Accused Not Bound To Be In The Country While Seeking Pre-Arrest Bail: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court on Monday held that an application for anticipatory bail could not be said to be non-maintainable merely because the accused was not in India while seeking it. The order was passed by a division bench of Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Manojit Mandal while hearing multiple anticipatory bail applications filed by two leaders of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha. "The...

NGT Asks U'khand To Verify Claims Made Through Photographs Of Chaotic Waste Disposal [Read Order]

Presented with photographs of rampant dumping of all kinds of wastes in Uttarakhand, especially its hills and high-altitude pilgrim centers, the National Green Tribunal has asked the State to verify the claims made in the photographs and furnish a report. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice A K Goel has directed the Chief Secretary, Uttarakhand to verify the claims made by...

Delay Or Insufficiency Of Services Are Not Issues Under The Competition Act: CCI

The Competition Commission of India has held that elements of anti-competitive agreement and abuse of dominant position stand on a higher platform than deficiency in services, thus such inefficiency in services will not form a competition issue. The observation was made by the Commission on a complaint by the National Consumers Co-operative Federation of India...

Delhi HC Dismisses PFI's Defamtion Suit Against Times Now [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a suit for defamation, initiated by the Popular Front of India through Advocate Bahar U Barqi against the Times Now group along with its Editor-in-Chief Rahul Shivshankar, Senior Editor Nikunj Garg and Journalist Anand Narasimhan. The suit for permanent injunction and damages to the tune of Rs.2,01,00,000 was filed against two specific telecasts by...

NCLT Initiates Insolvency Proceedings Against Builder On Homebuyers' Plea

The NCLT Delhi has admitted an insolvency petition filed by a group of 'homebuyers' against the builder Today Homes Noida India Ltd. The allottees of the flat (homebuyers) had entered into a Flat Buyers Agreement for allotment of flats in a residential project at Noida, with Today Homes during 2011-13, and had paid almost 90% of the purchase value. As per the agreement,...

Trainee/Probationer Not A Workman Within S. 2(s) Of ID Act; Termination Doesn't Amount To Retrenchment: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

"…a probationer is not a workman within the meaning of Section 2(s) of the Industrial Disputes Act and the service of a probationer can be terminated during the period of probation in terms of the appointment and such termination does not amount to retrenchment within the meaning of Section 2 (oo) of the Industrial Disputes Act", held the Delhi High Court while allowing a petition filed by...

Do Some Real Social Work, Go Clean A Beach; Bombay HC Directs 'Habitual Litigant' To Work For Afroz Shah

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed a litigant Rakesh Chavan to work for lawyer and environmentalist Afroz Shah and "do some real social work" to prove his bona fides. Division bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Bharati Dangre was hearing the PIL filed by Chavan wherein it was alleged that respondent company NESCO had filled a lake in Goregaon and was...

Bhima Koregaon : Bombay HC Asks Gonsalves To Explain Why He Had Certain Books And CDs With Him

"Nature of the books and CDs suggest you are a part of a banned organisation, why did you have these books at home? Justice Kotwal asked

Delhi HC Restores Certification For "Kaum De Heere", Featuring Assassinators Of Former PM Indira Gandhi [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday restored screening Certificate for Punjabi movie "Kaum De Heere", featuring assassinators of former PM Indira Gandhi. The petition titled "Sai Cine Productions v. CBFC & Ors." was filed challenging the order of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT), withdrawing the film's certificate...

Security Concern: P&H HC Directs State To Raze Illegal Constructions Near Chandigarh Airport Within 4 Months [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday directed the state government to demolish 98 illegal structures built within 100 meters of the Chandigarh International Airport, in a petition filed by Mohali Industries Association in 2015 on infrastructure related issues of the airport. Demolition Order Structures built in immediate vicinity of the airport pose serious threats to the...

Expert Evidence Should Not Be Given Precedence Over Substantive Evidence, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

"Generally, mere expert evidence as to a fact is not regarded as conclusive proof of it."